Wholly devoted to the relationship between sleep and brain function, and the
improved management of sleep in patients with neurologic diseses, this
completely updated Second Edition includes new sections on the role of
hypothalamic dysfunction in narcolepsy and the emerging relationship between
sleep apnea and hypertension, heart disease, and stroke. With chapters devoted
to the treatment of specific disease states, this convenient guide offers
recommendations for the management of primary sleep disorders, sleep disorders
secondary to well-established neurological disorders, and the neurological
consquences of uncontrolled sleep conditions.